Thoughts from the interface of science, religion, law and culture

After spending several years touring the country as a stand up comedian, Ed Brayton tired of explaining his jokes to small groups of dazed illiterates and turned to writing as the most common outlet for the voices in his head. He has appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show and the Thom Hartmann Show, and is almost certain that he is the only person ever to make fun of Chuck Norris on C-SPAN.

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Fischer: Obama has Criminalized Christianity in Military

Bryan Fischer got his outrage machine cranked up to 11 on his radio show recently, claiming that now that gay people aren’t thrown out of the military for being gay, Obama “has made it a criminal offense to be a sincerely devoted follower of Jesus Christ” and is engaging in “ethnic cleansing” of Christians. Well as long as you’re being rational about this, Bryan.

Al, don’t forget the part where they also claim that we used to have most-favored-nation status with what’s-his-name, and if we don’t repent our evil ways real soon, we are going to be in the deep stuff. It all ties together, supposedly.

Christians like Fischer simultaneously claim the US is a strongly Christian nation and Christians are ruthlessly persecuted. I wish they’d decide which story they believe and stick to it.

They believe both. It’s a Christian nation that was duped into electing the Anti-Christ Muslim-in-Chief.
I wonder how much of this has to do with Obama’s skin colour? Would Fischer’s head actually explode if it was pointed out to him that Christ, had he actually existed, would have been a good few shades darker than Obama on any paint chart, rather than being the blond-haired, blue-eyed, all-AryanAmerican boy that they have in mind?

So how many military personell have been courtmartialed & shot for being Christians?

Court-martialed: It’s cheaper and quicker and less bothersome to ship them to a FEMA death camp.

Shot: Traditionally, lions are used. Unfortunately, there are not enough lions, which is why they need to keep building new camps. Which is actually a bit convenient, as lots of camps will be needed to hold the civiliansslaves when the moolsin army of mexico invades.